Here’s a link to my Daily Press print columns. I can be reached at 247-4636 or by e-mail at Follow me at /DavidTeelatDP The committee seeded the Seminoles 3 and Wolverines 4. ![]() The only differences among the 3s and 4s was I had Michigan as a 3, Florida State a 4. 44 non-conference schedule, and recalling the Pirates losing by 28 to DePaul in their regular-season finale, I think the committee got it right. And looking at the Gaels’ numbers, especially their No. * Grading Teel Time’s projected field: I missed one of the 37 at-larges, picking Seton Hall instead of Iona. 308, Missouri would be in the mix, but the Tigers were an automatic qualifier by winning the Big 12 tournament. * The worst non-conference schedules among the at-large teams were No. 44 Marshall – former Virginia assistant Tom Herrion coaches the Thundering Herd – No. * The highest RPI teams excluded were No. Draw your own conclusions about expansion’s affect on ACC basketball. In its last seven years with nine teams, the conference produced 31 NCAA teams. * With five teams in the field, the ACC has sent 37 teams to the tournament in its first seven seasons with 12 teams. Bonaventure not defeated Xavier in Sunday’s Atlantic 10 final, knocking the Musketeers into the at-large pool, where they were a certain selection, the committee was prepared to choose from among six teams for one spot.Įssentially, they were the last six out: Drexel, Mississippi State, Nevada, Miami, Oral Roberts and Seton Hall. Other overall seeds for the ACC and state: North Carolina 3, Duke 6, Florida State 11, N.C. Virginia is seeded 39th overall, so the Cavaliers No. We still believe that today, which is why we’ve created an elementary religion curriculum that puts The Catholic Childrens Bible at the center. * Based on the 1-68 seeds, the final four at-large selections were No. Our founder, Saint John Baptist de La Salle, believed that God’s word is powerful in touching hearts. ![]() Better yet for the panel, both the South and Midwest 7-10 games were set for Omaha, Neb. To solve, the committee simply flipped regions for Florida and St. That violates the tournament’s bracketing principles. The decision created the possibility of a Sweet 16 game between two West Coast Conference teams, BYU and St. 14, in part because BYU refuses to play on Sundays and has to be sent to a Thursday-Saturday site, in this case Louisville, Ky. 7 seeds, and the Gaels were in the West Regional playing Virginia, the Gators in the Midwest facing Purdue.īut then, as NCAA spokesman David Worlock explained in a conference call, the committee designated the winner of the Brigham Young-Iona play-in game as the South’s No. * In preliminary bracketing, Virginia’s opening opponent was West Coast Conference regular-season and tournament champion St.
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